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Unless you happen have a personal assistant or spend lots of money on takeout, grocery shopping is one of life’s unavoidable chores. Pick the wrong store and you’re in for a hellish mash-up of overcrowded aisles, anemic produce and rubbery…

Joong Boo Market, a Korean grocer tucked into a corner of Kimball and the Kennedy expressway, is one of the city’s food wonderlands—though it’s one that requires a certain amount of steely-eyed gumption to enjoy, starting with the cramped parking…

From an incredible variety of fresh noodles to a produce section stocked with items like gobo root and sesame leaves to shelves crowded with savory sauces and fermented bean pastes, this Avondale grocer is a curious cook’s delight. Hit up…

Wang Mandu: Stuffing and steaming. Steaming and stuffing. All day, every day: Stop by the Joong Boo Market in Avondale (aka that Korean market with the big green sign that hovers over the westbound Kennedy, the kind of ancient Chicago…